Corn and pea planter.



C. K. PEGUES.

CORN AND PEA PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED 050.2.1914.

1,172,308. Patented Feb.22,1916;

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 20., WASHINGTON, D. c.

nrirrrtn sira rns penance sigma CORNELIUS K. PEGUES, OF CI-IEBAVI',SGUTI-I CAROLINA.

CORN AND PEA PLANTEB.

Application filed December 2, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CORNELIUS K. Prisons, acitizen of the United States. and resident of Cheraw, county ofChesterfield, State of South Carolina, have invented certain new anduseful improvements in Corn and Pea Planters, of which the following isa specithe seeds in the furrow at the desired point.

he machine is designed so that it will not easily get out of order andcan be readily adjusted by an unskilled mechanic.

The objects and novel features of the invention will be apparent fromthe following description taken in connection with the drawing in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the planter, the seed hopper thereon beingsimply shown in dotted outline; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of theplanter, parts of the same being broken away to more clearly illustratethe invention; and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View on the line 33of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates a horizontallv disposed beamwhich is supported at the rear end by the standards 11 which carry ashaft 12 upon which the wheel 13 is rotatably mounted, the wheel beingdis posed between the standards 11. Curved handles li, 14. extendrearwardly and upwardly from the end of the beam and are provided withthe usual grips 15 at-their rear ends. it will be seen that thesupporting wheel 13 of the beam 10 provides a fulcrum between the frontend of the beam and the grips 15, whereby the front end of the I ablybraced beam and the plow blade may be raised and lowered as desired. Atits front end the beam 10 is provided with a suitable means 16 to whichthe draft animals may be hitched. The beam 10 has a notch 17 in one ofits vertical sides to receive the upper end of the plow standard 18 anda plow blade 19 is secured to the lower end of said standard 18. Theplow standard 18 may be suitand the upper end where it fits into thenotch 17 is disposed flush with the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

Serial No. 875,138.

vertical side of the beam 10 to provioe a smooth surface for a purposeto be described. v

A hopper 20 for the seeds to be planted is mounted on the upper side ofthe beam 10 and also secured to the handles let. On the interior of thehopper 20 there are slanting surfaces 21 and 2 inclined to an opening 23located at the bottom of the hopper.

A block is fastened to the notched side of the beam and fits across theupper end of the plow standard 18 in said notch to hold it in place. Theblock 2a is located a slight distance below the opening 23 in the bottomof the hopper 20 and serves as a supporting and guiding member for theslide which moves the seeds one at a time from the hopper 20 to thechute 26. It will be seen that the lower edge of the hopper 20 extendsbelow the top surface of the block 24, as at 27, and the side wall ofthe hopper with the side of the beam 10 therefore confine the slide 25laterally while it is confined vertically between the block 2% and thelower ends of the walls 21 and 22. p

A metal plate 28 is fastened near the outer end of the beam 10 and isbent to form a guiding member through which. the outer end of the slide25 extends. Near its inner end the slide 25 is provided with the twospaced holes 29 and 30 which extend through it from one face to theother. llhe holes 29 and 30, when they are disposed below the opening 23in the bottom of the hopper. form pockets to receive the seeds, the topsurface of the block 24- forming the bottom of the pockets. As the slide25 is reciprocated the openings 29 and 30 move past the opposite ends ofthe block 24; and deposit the seed or seeds into the chute 26 from whichthey are dropped into the furrow made by the blade 19, the wheel 13 thenserving to press the seed into the ground and cover it.

The chute 26 is formed from a single piece of sheet metal and is bentinto shape and riveted along the overlapped edges 31. The chute issecured to the side of the beam 10 by suitable fastening means 32 onopposite sides of the block 2-4:. The wall of the chute between thefastening devices 32 is notched to receive the block 24 so that theupper end of the chute will be disposed close to the under side of theslide 25 and so that inlet openings 33 and 34 will be provided at eitherend of the block 24 to receive the seeds delivered from the openings 29and 30 respectively. It will be understood of course that the slide 25may be provided With only one or any other number of openingscorresponding to the openings 29 and 30.

In order to reciprocate the slide 25 as the planter is moved over theground I provide a connecting rod 35 which is pivotally connected as at36 to the side of the slide '25 at a point between the hopper 20 andbracket 28. The opposite end of the connecting rod 35 is pivoted on acrank 37 which rotates with the wheel 13. The throw of the crank 37 issnliicient to move the slide 25 so that the opening 29 will move fromone opening 23 in the bottom of the hopper 20 to the inlet opening 33 ofthe chute, the opening 30 being simultaneously moved from the inletopening 34 to the opening 23 in the bottom of the hopper 20.

The operation of the planter Will be understood. from the foregoingdescription. lVhile I have shown and described the same in detail it isto be understood that various secured to and extending at its sidesbelow I the upper face of the; beam andservingas a guide tor theopposite side of said slide, a

bracket on the beam serving as a guide for the forward end of the slidea deliver chute below the slide, and means for re-' ciprooating theslide consisting of a rod pivotally connected thereto in front hopperand to the wheel.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CORNELIUS K. 'PEGUES. Witnesses: I

S. C. GRAHAM J. Monnrs, J r.

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